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Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell won

WI

derful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone

wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

the fire was suddenly extinguished. His whole body

silent, and I started

you still here?” | couldn’t stop the trembling in

“Is something the matter?”

I looked up in shock,

happened?” I

was a beautiful Sun Blos som flower in

he said, handing the flower to me. “So I got one for

stared at the flower. “How did

me, and the darkness seemed to seep in all around me again until it was nearly pitch black. I could

I shouted, wishing I knew

out to grab him, and that was when

the fabric of my pants, and the smell of it, rusty with alu

was

shouted. “Are you all right?

eyes behind his mask, but in that stare, I saw no

the blood continued to pour from

realized he was dead

pounding out of my chest

hand over my face, I sat up in bed and looked at the fig

Right. The palace.

had happened yesterday in the prince’s office. It was no wonder i’d had such a bloody version of my recurring dream

filtered in beneath the curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was

go back to sleep. Not

head to the gar den for a bit of fresh air. Being outside

I inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic and peaceful with

were here so he could give me advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my

a particularly beautiful rosebush. The blooms were a soft pink with traces of white, and they smelled divine. I paused to breathe them in, looking at the glorious pink and

around me, and I found a measure of content ment in

and they quickly

of something crashing hard to

what I thought were

people fighting one another, and I immediately recognized one of them.

He was being attacked… again. Really,

it would be best to get back inside. But as I began to

Shoot!

tried to hide myself, praying neither of

seemed to be interrupted by me and ended shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar

grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair

way, he

hard. His

his chest, but then I dropped my head so that I wasn’t staring at places that I

on the path behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone would come

I’m sorry I couldn’t make it on time. Are you okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but

Instead of replying to

passing by, Your Highness,” I

buy it. “You may look a

to come up with an excuse he might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn how to

approach me since last night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of

remind him, “But the king’s

him to get away?” | as sumed he was referring to the attacker

me and

on me again. I felt fear coursing through my body. He took a step closer to me, and I cowered, but my feet remained planted for

end you. Do you hear me?” His words